Is Generic Zidovudine as Good as Retrovir?
All generic medications must go through certain tests to compare them to brand-name medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) then looks at these tests to decide whether the generic versions are equivalent to the brand-name drugs and assigns a rating to each one. An “AB” rating means that the FDA has determined that a generic medication is equivalent to the brand-name version. All of the generic zidovudine versions currently available have an “AB” rating, meaning they are considered equivalent to Retrovir.
